Multipass is a Windows command line tool from Canonical that quickly creates, manages, and discards new Ubuntu “Server” (command line only, no GUI) Hyper-V VMs. You can use it to test Linux software or to quickly build utility VMs. If you don’t like what you are testing, simply delete the VM and try something else.
This article has been updated to Multipass Version 10.
Unlike containers or WSL, a Linux Server VM runs “systemd” and supports components that require a background service (also known as a daemon). This allows you to run database systems and Docker itself on a Multipass VM.
...